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Anne Linehan is a co-founder of blogHOUSTON.
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Trying to preserve that rural feeling in Spring

January 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here are a couple of stories from far North Harris County. The first is an update on the Grand Parkway, which may become a county project through the Toll Road Authority. Some residents in Spring

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Another Park and Ride bites the dust

January 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro is closing another Park and Ride lot: Due to low usage, METRO will close the Alief Park & Ride Lot at 8901 Boone Road and discontinue the Alief portion of the 262 Alief/Westwood route

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Counter-inaugural parade fashion disaster

January 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rob Booth points out that the Chronicle covered a counter-inaugural parade in downtown Houston but failed to provide pictures. Courageous Rob dove into Houston’s IndyMedia website to give us links (and a warning!) to pictures

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$AFEclear inspires more memorable quotes

January 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has a wrap-up story on city council’s decision to delay voting on Mayor White’s proposed $AFEclear changes. Just like yesterday’s Chronicle story that had some off-the-wall councilmember quotes, today’s story has a couple

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McGilbra supervised construction of 911 call center

January 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s an eye-opening paragraph in a Chronicle article about former Brown administration official Monique McGilbra: The charges surrounded an energy contract she oversaw. As the head of the city’s Building Services Department, she also helped

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Was expanding the GRB Convention Center worth it?

January 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

L.M. Sixel has a report on the lack of booming business the George R. Brown Convention Center has experienced since its expansion — taxpayer-financed expansion, of course: Houston celebrated with fireworks when it kicked off

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Today's the big $AFEclear day

January 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has a couple of must-read $AFEclear stories today. One is about the city of Houston (not) partnering with Harris County’s Motorist Assistance Program and one is about the different plans city councilmembers are

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Council decides not to decide on $AFEclear changes — yet

January 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

City Council has decided to delay voting on the mayor’s proposed $AFEclear changes: City Council tabled the measure and is scheduled to vote on the Safe Clear program next week. “I have to have due

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Tow truck driver gets caught in $AFEclear's muddled details

January 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

I wonder if Mayor White and David Saperstein can admit that $AFEclear wasn’t the most well-thought-out idea in city history. The fact that some major changes have been proposed a couple of weeks after the

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Metro stops paying smart card developer

January 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro has stopped paying the company who was supposed to deliver a working smart card fare system: “We have spent $4 million so far. We have stopped paying,” says Metro President & CEO Frank Wilson.

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